Intro Am
verse 1
Am Dsus2
If the strain proves too much
Am
Give up right away
Dsus2
If the light hurts your eyes
Am
Stay in your room all day
C
When the room fills with smoke
G
Lie down on the floor
Dsus2
In the declining years
Am
Of the long war
verse 2
Dsus2
Well the blood's in the water
Am
And the shark's gonna come
Dsus2
And we swim in the dark
Am
Until our bodies are numb
C
Blind desert rats in the moonlight
G
Too far from the shore
Dsus2
In the declining years
Am
Of the long war
Instrumental
Am
Em G D5 D5 x3
Em G (Fade in Am)
verse 3
Dsus2
Empty room with a lightbulb
Am
Where the phone starts to ring
Dsus2
Everybody gets nervous
Am
Nobody says anything
Bridge
C
The next day someone's initials
G
Show up on the door
Dsus2
I think I'm gonna crack
Am
Cant live like this anymore
C
Ugly things in the darkness
G
Worse things in store
Dsus2
In the declining years
Am
Of the long war
Instrumental Outro
Em G D5 D5 x3
Em G D5